"He seems to be doing very well," answered the young secretary. "I don't think he was quite as sick as he made out to be."
"He was certainly sick when he came here. And he must have been very sick to fall and hurt himself on the neck and cheek."
"Perhaps you are right, Mrs. Vernon, I never had much to do with sick people."
"Did he ask you anything about yourself?"
"He asked me about the diamond scarfpin. I told him that you had given it to me."
"If Frederic really reforms I will get him one, too. What else did he ask about, Robert?"
"Well, he asked about you."
"And what did you say?"
"Maybe I had better not repeat our talk, Mrs. Vernon."
"Did you quarrel?"